MMA muay thai kicks killing thigh

I've been doing mt for 3 months now and am loving it. The only problem is when i get kicked in the thigh during sparring my leg just gives out. Does it just take time to get used to recieving kicks to the thigh? I do squats and leg workouts at the gym. Any advice would be greatly appreaciated.

are you really taking MT ?? wouldnt your instructor tell you this?? Checking a kick should be a very basic defensive technique, and one that should be taught almost immediately, anyways, GL with the progress.